Example sentences of "quick [noun sg] at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick look at the broadcasting page of any daily newspaper shows that you could spend all day ( and night ) catching up on the latest election news ( should you feel so inclined ! ) . |
| 2 | ‘ I see , ’ he said with a quick look at the clerk , who was now staring at them with both eyes well open . |
| 3 | Even if you did n't know anything about baby-feeding times , a quick look at the TV schedules would tell you that . |
| 4 | A quick look at the architecture of the first PowerParallel machine ( called SP1 by IBM ) show why this is relatively easy . |
| 5 | A quick look at the back panel reveals a heartening lack of gizmology . |
| 6 | Huy darted a quick look at the back of Merymose 's head . |
| 7 | He took a quick look at the window . |
| 8 | It was a day for jeans and a T-shirt , she decided after a quick look at the sky — a mottled jigsaw of blue and white . |
| 9 | Then , have a quick look at the floor area in — and immediately surrounding — the kiosk . |
| 10 | And in between the lessons , and before and after school , in discussions with colleagues and with pupils , the content may change , but the endless round of what the psychologists call ‘ decision-making under uncertainty ’ is likely at any moment to disrupt the cup of coffee and the quick look at the newspaper . |
| 11 | I 'm going to have a quick look at the for'ard cabins . |
| 12 | A quick look at the travel then from Annie Smith . |
| 13 | This is borne out by a quick look at the Apple Annual Report : in 1991 , Apple 's profit margin the US was a pathetic 0.25 per cent ( again , at operating profit level ) . |
| 14 | I have n't had time to get it up on the machine to change again quickly but I 've had a quick look at the situation with regard to the five per cent increase . |
| 15 | Got the time to have a quick look at the paper now have n't we ? |
| 16 | She took a quick look at the castle , standing huge behind the emerald green foreground of Castle Meadow . |
| 17 | On May 10th , 38 people tottered to the top , took a quick look at the view and scrambled down again . |
| 18 | Oh , well , I made a detour through the Wicklow Mountains — but the hedges were too high to see much , and I had a quick look at the site of the Battle of the Boyne . |
| 19 | Gál was a consummate craftsman , and he wrote an enormous amount of music , not least for mandolin ; indeed , a quick look at the catalogue compiled by his daughter Eva to celebrate his 95th birthday reveals no fewer than fifteen works involving that instrument . |
| 20 | A quick glance at the Loran indicator . |
| 21 | As she stepped out of the bathroom she stole a quick glance at the bed , just to check that Kirsty was still sleeping . |
| 22 | He shot a last , quick glance at the girl before turning back to the Princess . |
| 23 | A quick glance at the steel digital watch on his sinewy wrist and his eyes were washing over her , a hint of malice in their light depths as he dashed her hopes with cruel precision . |
| 24 | Shooting a quick glance at the oil pressure gauge , I raised an enquiring eyebrow . |
| 25 | Then , with a quick glance at the time , she said , ‘ Time to go and have some lunch . |
| 26 | They take no notice , beyond a quick glance at the hearth , thinking it 's just the wind in the chimney . |
| 27 | So next day I duly went to the synagogue , rather self-conscious in my trilby hat , surprised to find women sitting in the gallery only , much impressed with the singing of the cantor and the blowing of the ram 's horn , and a little taken aback by the quick exit at the end of the fast , presumably to get back home for the first square meal of the day . |
| 28 | Got time for a couple of hours , then a quick pint at the local , while Juliet gets the lunch . |
| 29 | Maxim took one quick drink at the bar went on back to the toilets ( ‘ Establish whether there are any other exits ’ ) and then chose a stool against the wall with a beer and the Washington Post . |
| 30 | I 'd go down through the choir practice room and St Andrew 's chapel beneath it , make a quick call at the sacristy ( where Holy Harding does his serving ) , then cross the quire to the south side , where , with the help of the Talisman of Shag , I would enter the-spiral stair at ground level , and so — relicless but , hopefully , bearing precious manna for the invalid — to the Sanatorium ( formerly known as the Wheel Room ) and , after that , bed . |